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PEGIDA and New Right-Wing Populism in Germany

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Offers a revised and updated version of the German book PEGIDA: Entwicklung, Zusammensetzung und Deutung einer Empörungsbewegung by the same authors
  • Brings together scientific surveys of PEGIDA-participants with literature on German politics
  • Considers the impact of the development of PEGIDA on German politics and culture

Part of the book series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies (NPG)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. The Development of PEGIDA: From a Movement of the Outraged to a Protest Ritual

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 1-30
  3. Dealing with PEGIDA: Between Demarcation and Dialogue

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 31-50
  4. PEGIDA in the Context of German Right-wing Populism

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 51-72
  5. The PEGIDA Demonstrators: Characteristics and Motivations

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 73-98
  6. Right-wing Populist Attitudes at PEGIDA: Findings and Interpretations

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 99-167
  7. Right-Wing Populism in Germany: Classification and Explanation

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 169-194
  8. PEGIDA as Part of Right-Wing Populism in Germany and Europe

    • Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller
    Pages 195-203
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 205-212

About this book

This book provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of the German right-wing populist protest movement “PEGIDA”. It offers an in-depth reconstruction of the movement’s historical development, its organisational structure and its programmatic orientation. It depicts the protestors and their motivations, reactions in politics, media and society, and PEGIDA’s European network. The volume presents and compares the results of scientific surveys among PEGIDA-participants and brings them into the context of long-time studies on political culture in Germany, representing a comprehensive study of the emergence of contemporary right-wing populist movements. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students focusing on comparative politics, (right-wing) populism, protest movements in western democracies, and political culture in Germany, as well as journalists, political educators and policy makers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Hans Vorländer, Maik Herold, Steven Schäller

About the authors

Hans Vorländer holds the Chair of Political Theory and the History of Political Thought at TU Dresden, Germany. He is also Founding Director of the Dresden based Center for the Study of Constitutionalism and Democracy (ZVD). He has published numerous books on democracy, constitutionalism, liberalism and populism. Among his publications are books on democracy (Demokratie, 2009) and on constitutionalism (Die Verfassung, 2012).

Maik Herold is Research Associate at the Chair of Political Theory and the History of Political Thought at TU Dresden and at the Center for the Study of Constitutionalism and Democracy (ZVD), Germany.

Steven Schäller is Research Associate at the Chair of Political Theory and History of Political Thought at TU Dresden and at the Center for the Study of Constitutionalism and Democracy (ZVD), Germany.

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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